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Huang skips AI events after affair admission

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang withdraws from summits after admitting an extramarital affair tied to alleged Chinese spy concerns.

By AI Chaiwala · Nov 9, 2026

Image: Maurizio Pesce / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

TL;DR

Jensen Huang pulled out of the ElevenLabs Summit and Anthropic CEO Forum after admitting an affair.
The affair involved Alice Huang, a former Megaspeed executive alleged to be a Chinese intelligence recruit.
Nvidia directors are investigating while shares fell nearly 5 percent.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has pulled out of the ElevenLabs Summit and the Anthropic CEO Forum. The voice AI company confirmed the move after Huang admitted to an extramarital affair over the weekend.

The withdrawals follow reports that Huang had a relationship with Alice Huang, a former executive at Megaspeed, a Nvidia customer. The Financial Times said U.S. intelligence officials believe she was recruited by Chinese intelligence to gather info on the CEO and push to loosen chip export rules.

Nvidia’s independent directors, working with outside counsel, are now investigating. Congress is also demanding answers. In a memo to staff, Huang said he was unfaithful to his wife and hurt his family.

China has long been a key market for Nvidia. The company recorded $7.9 billion in revenue from customers there in the three months ended July 26, about 8 percent of total revenue. Huang has lobbied hard to keep selling advanced chips to China and met with Trump administration officials last year. Some restrictions on H20 and H200 chips were later eased.

“I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children.”

Jensen Huang

Megaspeed bought $4.8 billion worth of Nvidia chips and has ties to the Chinese military, according to reports. Nvidia’s spokesman said interactions with customers were not unusual.

Shares in Nvidia have dropped almost 5 percent since the story broke. The company has not said whether the investigation will affect Huang’s role.

The Tea

This mess lands right when Nvidia wants Washington to trust it with China sales. An alleged spy link plus a messy personal scandal makes the lobbying look even riskier, and rivals in Beijing are already pushing local chips hard.

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